MY ENCOUNTER WITH FAILURE

That when Failure knocked the door,
I knew not how to behave,
Or to see his dreadful face,
in the most positive manner I'd ever known.

That when Failure knocked the door,
I quickly ran to shut the door,
But my inner conscience fought me,
For treating a guest with so much malice

That when Failure knocked the door,
I answered him, and looked up his dreadful face.
I shooed away his company, his friends-
namely Anger and Distress.

That when Failure knocked the door
I stood up straight on the floor
and tried my best to hide my contempt,
and put forward hospitality and preempt.

I welcomed him in, quite reluctantly,
and showed him around the house.
I took him to his room,
and provided him bread and loom.

The next day, earlier than day break,
Failure got up and left the house,
Leaving behind him a huge fortune as a token
Of his appreciation for my love and care.

Later, Years Later, when I walked
Into the palaces of the Greats,
I found them, to my amazement, made up
Of the same fortune left by my friend.

BENEATH THE MASK OF EVERYDAY UNIVERSE

BENEATH THE MASK OF EVERYDAY UNIVERSE


Beneath this mask of everyday universe,
There lies a cosmic system, a system
So intricate and complex,
That the mere saying of its name,
Would anger the wise and the scholars.


Beneath this illusionary world,
There lies a unity of purpose,
A clear evident Will
Which is responsible for everything.


Beneath the hustles and bustles of everyday life,
There exists a corner, a corner
Where all life halts
And where every sin forgiven.


Beneath the mask of development and progress,
There lies the face of a greedy man, a man
Who would give away everything
To get what he wants.



Beneath the egos and self beliefs,
There lie men, women and children,
Who wants to be cuddled,
Loved and believed.


Beneath the act of anger and revenge,
There lies an event, an event
Which is triggered by foreign factors
And external circumstance.


Beneath this world of ‘I’ and ‘You’
There exists a world of unified consciousness
And purpose.


Beneath this mask of every day universe,
That’s where true life exists.



-Chirag Jain